NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

2:22 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 87 degrees, relative humidity 52 percent, barometer 28.30 inches, adjusted altitude 4,525 feet, track temperature 135 degrees. Beckman is 8 - 7 against Force in prior events. Beckman gets out of the gate first, stays in front for about 300 feet, then he starts falling back. Force goes around Beckman and starts pulling away. Force extends her lead past the 660 foot, then starts losing cylinders and the car noses over. Beckman is able to go back around her and take the stripe for the win. Jack Beckman's incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(0.028), 330 ft(-0.014), 660ft(-0.096). MOV: 0.0414 seconds (approximately 13 feet).

Hight is 30 - 27 against Capps in prior events. Capps gets a little holeshot but Hight pulls even at the sixty foot mark. Capps starts pulling away at that point and extends his lead for the rest of the run. Ron Capps' incremental margins (negative if behind): 60ft(-0.002), 330 ft(0.013), 660ft(0.027). MOV: 0.0451 seconds (approximately 21 feet).

Johnson Jr. is 19 - 6 against Wilkerson in prior events. Johnson gets out of the gate first and starts to pull away. Wilkerson gets about 500 feet out, puts out a cylinder on each side and falls back quickly. Johnson will have lane choice over Beckman in the next round.

Force is 20 - 15 against Hagan in prior events. Hagan gets the holeshot and starts pulling away. Force puts out a cylinder on the left side and starts moving to the left. He crosses the centerline, takes out a few timing blocks and then gets the car back into his lane. Hagan looks like he loses a cylinder late in the run but takes the stripe for the win. Capps will have lane choice over Hagan in the next round.